The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-05
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.

land, targl. OF East Llvermore Burnham. of
RoNhury, Mass. and Collamore. of Bangor.
Grand Master Day read his annual address,
reporting the craft in a prosperous condition.
lie reported ia out of IS. lodges.
The halls were generally insured against loss
by fire.
Every lodge has made returns, which shows
20,2lS members against 20.G36 last year; 116
initiates against 644 last year; deaths, 81.
against 269 last year. The details were of much
Interest to the delegates but of little public i'll
tereSt. They showed ability and diligence on
the part of the retiring Grand master. Reports
of other grand officers were received and re-
ferred to the appropriate committees.
At noon the grand lodge was called oil until
2P. NJ
The Grand Lodge of Ma.c:is was called on
at two O'Clock in the afternoon. The reports Of
committees and routine business occupied the
hour until three o'clock, wh4n the election of
grand officers took place as follows: Grand
Master. Frank +. Sleeper. Sabatti>, unanimous:
Deputy Grand Master. Albro L. Chase. Port
land; Senior Grand Warden, Horace Ii. Bur-
bank. Saco: Junior Grand Warden. Milford J.
Fisher, PASSPORT; Grand Treasurer, Frederick
Fox, Portland; Grand Secretary, Ira Berry,
Portland: Committee of Finance. Olive Ger
r>h. }. b. Dunbar ana NJ. f. King. all of Port
land; Trustees Of Charity Fund Tor three years.
Fes>enden |. Day. Of Lewiston. harleS |. Col
lamore, of Bangor.
The credential committee reported rs addi-
tional lodges represented, making 10 lodges out
of Is represented on first day. In addition.
Past Grand Masters Albert Moore. of North
Anson. and NJ. f. King. of Portland. were
present.
At 40 called OF until o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter net at : ?.
m, Grand High Priest James NJ. Nevins. of
Buck>port, presiding. 1t was opened by pray
or by Key. Marion tro>ley, Grand Chaplain.
Thrty-nne OF the forty-siN chapters were rep
resented and many prominent members inclnl
ing the past Grand High Priest. The Grand
MS mali Slp
prosperous condition of the order throughout
the State. Other grand officers made their re-
ports, CONSUMING the time until 9.20. when the
following grand officers were elected: Grand
High Priest. James VI. Ne,;n BuckSport De
putty Grand High Priest, George ". GouIding.
Of Oakland; Grand King. harcs |. Coilamore
Bangor; Grand Scribe. Albert NJ. PenIey. Au-
burn: Grand Treasurer. Rufus II. Hmkley,
Portland; Grand Secretary. Ira Berry. Port
land: Committee Of Finance. J. II. Drllinmond
Portland. Oliver Gcrri>h. Portland. Nathan
Woodbury.. Lewi>toA. The report Of the Com
mittcc on Returns - made showing 4 .a3
members, an incrca>, E &C within the YEAR
The acccsSion> WAS 203 NJ 1910 the Grand
Chapter was called of until O'Clock Wcdnes-
day morning The order OF High Priesthood
meet at II A. NJ. the Grand td@e at r. NJ.
the Grand Council at , l.. NJ. and the Grand
tonnandcrN at , p. NJ.
SHORT STORIES.
In variety of catcchiSm. some Of the school
committees lNdi tlt civil service commission.
One of the questions asked a teacher bv the
committee. at an examination in q Maine town
recently, was: "W hat would you do in ease of
drowned man :: The teacher promptly an
>Wcred; III the man WAS actually ,lrownet! | |
would make preparations to barry him as soon |
as possible
\ little tot who had advanced to words of
four letters was told that when spelling word, |
like good. wall. seed. he WAS not t. say ut, or |
e-e-, but doulRc .. dDNiic T. and $, on one. |
day in his rea,ling-le-~on occurred the sentence
up . Up! Ned, for the sim is ,Ip.' and then |
the bright little fellow electrified his mamma
by reading: Double up. Ned, for The sun i, |
up" Mt Desert Herald.
Some two wears ago tEcrc was CONSIDERABLE, /
comment i'll the papers. both in and out of the |
state, Oh the marriage of George >tea,iman of |
sebcc aged 10, TO Miss Grace i'reblc of Scbcc. |
Mrs. Steatlnian, less than thirteen wears |
Old, is the mother Of pound girl babe born |
, about two weeks ago. Is here Il Younger /
mother in the country than This: Tl'p River |
News.
The first arrival this spring of The Ca,hance |
was the fine and fast sailing goncioi Lena Belle. |
capt. Emory Center. for pickles to Bath Capt |
Emory says that when on land he hardly |
feels at home. but once on the quarter deck the |
wind may blow aloft or allow it don't fright |
en- lillE bit. lBoWdoinham Advertiser.
MEETING OF MAINE MErHUpISTs
The Maine NJ. Z. Conference wa. held in |
Watervile last week. The first two DAYS Were |
H.
den made brief but powerful address ON |
administering the sacrament Thursday fore
noon on the power of Christ. IF he be lifted |
up TO 'iraw all men unto Him. He mentioned |
the fact that all Methodist conferences are now |
opened with this appropriate service. Christ
Is coming, has come to many hearts. is coming
to the island Of the sea. is coming to reign
After the sacrament. TIE conference was orfau-
lied and proceeded to business. Rev. Geo. G..
Andrews was chosen secretary: Rev g. Foss
assistant: Rev. I. f. Jones. statistical secre1a-
ry; feV. W. +. Berry. financial secretary. \
missionary sermon was preached by Rev l.. s.
Stickpole; text. II Cor. II IA. The sermon
was in the form of an object lesson illustrated
10y large maps of the world. and the theme was,
The power of the gospel to convert and save
men wherever it is preached and the need of
money to carry on the work" Alexander
Hamilton, of Cornish. Me-. was elected TO Kid
crs orders. :. T. Record graduated from his |
studies. The Stewards report - 800 for in
iigcnt preachers and widows in the Freedmen,
Bureau. John III. Roberts and John NJ Buff
fun werc ordained as preachers. DR.. &. i
lark Is appointed presiding elder for Angus
ta district. The appointments were made
Monday.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR TIE kIENEBEt
The new "Bo>on & Quebec Air Line Rail |
way, to be built up the kenuchcc river from |
Skowhegan to Moose River villa"e-thc trans
continental Junction with the Canadian Pacific
ana Quebec Central railroa,ls-w develop
terprisc> between Wateryil!c and the junction
At Moose River 10 electrical light plants are
under negotiation, which. when compieted.
are to furnish an amount of light equal to L.
100000 candles. Along this distance of 100 |
miles are water powers now nearly all ,Itye!-
oped. equal to lOo,ooo-horSe power, equivalent
to loo0-hor>e power every mile. With the
railroad along its entire length, the kenncbec
makes one of the most wonderful wafer pover
rivers in the world.
nI-IJ Jt,,< sums.
A returned sea captain remarked in the same
tum this week: 'Don't build. at least for the
present, any more ships of wood. Wooden
ships. a> things are now, are simply waste of
money over production has Glutted the mar
ket with them. The demand i, now and will
he Tor IRON ships. Bath should lose 10 time in
establishing an iron plant. She can beat Eng
ll>hinen IN iron as she has beaten her in wool
Keep on with your wooden coasters and steam
ers, but if you build ships don't make any mis-
lakes Dut Dullu them of IRON" Bath indie
pendent.
IN GENERAL.
Hon. Edwin Wiggin is 10 be orator ON
Memorial Day at Caribou.
Some OF the timbcrS of the old 5O-gun frieate
SABINE form Il portion of Till>on wharf in
Rockland.
The South Marine Railway at Rocklaud is
being rebuilt so that it may take up vessels of
800 or 600 tons.
Hon John y. Goodwin, at one time promi-
at Paraso Springs. California.
Mr.. Blaine and family arrived home from
their western trip at p. NJ. Friday after AN
absence of five weeks. Mr.. Blaine has almost
wholly recovered.
captain j. L. Strong, one of Thomaston's
most promising young sea captains. was acct
dentally shot at Beaufort, $. c., and died April
~ His body was brought home for interment,
1t is said that the estate of the late Hon. $.
III. Blake is the richest in eastern Maine and
one of the richest in the State The propcrty
of Mr.. Blake and his brother, now both de-
ceased, is estimated to amount to over So OOO.-
900. '
The Rockland Board of Trade organized
saturday night by choice of the following
officers: Colonel Frank c. Knight, President:
Hon. Samuel Bryant, Vce-President: Eugene
NJ. Stubs, Secretary; Capt. Edward A. Butler,
Treasurer. The organization starts with en-.
thusiasm and good membership.
Mr.. }. Q. Adams, who has just been appointed
Deputy Collector and Inspector of Customs at
Vanceboro', is Seectman and Supervisor of
Schools of Lincoln. He served in the Rebellion
three years, receiving a discharge on account
of disability from wounds.
At the stable Of Hon. NJ. n. McKusick in
Calais the rare curiosties, twin colts, are to be
seen. They were foaed Monday night bv
mare owned by DIR. Stanwood of Portland, and
though one is much smaller than the other